ONLINE CHAT
ONLINE
CHATTING




ONLINE CHAT

INSTRUMENTATION

CHATIQUETTE

ACRONYMS

ONLINE CHAT LINKS

ONLINE CHAT RESOURCES



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ONLINE
CHAT




Chat, Online chat may refer to any kind of
communication over the Internet, that offers
an instantaneous transmission of text-based
messages from sender to receiver, hence the
delay for visual access to the sent message
shall not hamper the flow of communications
in any of the directions.

Online chat may address as well point-to-point
communications, multicast communications from
one sender to many receivers.




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INSTRUMENTATION




Online chat in a lesser stringent definition
may be primarily any direct text-based
one-on-one chat or one-to-many group chat
(formally also known as synchronous conferencing),
using tools such as;


instant messengers,

Internet Relay Chat,

talkers,

possibly MUDs.



The expression online chat comes from the word
chat which means "informal conversation".




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CHATIQUETTE




The term chatiquette is a variation of netiquette
(chat etiquette) and describes basic rules of
online communication. To avoid misunderstandings
and to simplify the communication between users
in a chat these conventions or guidelines have
been created.

Chatiquette varies from community to community,
generally describing basic courtesy; it introduces
new user into the community and the associated
network culture.

As an example, it is considered rude to write
only in upper case, because it looks as if the
user is shouting. The word chatiquette has been
used in connection with various chat systems
(e.g. IRC) since 1995.



ONLINE CHAT
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_chat



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ACRONYMS




When chatting with someone, you need to
know what they are trying to say when
asking, "A/S/L?" or say, "TTFN".

Use this handy list of chat acronyms commonly
used in dating chat to decipher what's really
being said.



A Acronyms

AAK
Asleep at keyboard

AAMOF
As a matter of fact

AAMOI
As a matter of interest

AAR
At any rate

AAS
Alive and smiling

ADDY
Address

AFAIK
As far as I know

AFK
Away from computer keyboard



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AFAIC
As Far As I'm Concerned

AFAIK
As Far As I Know

AIM
AOL Instant Messenger

AM
Away Message

ASAP
As soon as possible

A/S/L
Age/Sex/Location

ATM
At the moment



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B Acronyms

B
Back

BBL
Be back later

BBS
Be back soon

BC or B/C
Because

BCNU
Be Seein' You

BF
Boyfriend

BFN
Bye for now



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BG
Big grin

BI
Buddy Icon

BL
Buddy List

BMG
Be my guest

BRB
Be right back

BTA
But then again

BTW
By the way



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C Acronyms

CFN
Ciao for now

CID
Consider it done

CUL or CUL8R
See you later


D Acronyms

DQMOT
Don't quote me on this


E Acronyms

EG
Evil grin

EOM
End of message



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F Acronyms

F2F
Face to face

FAQ
Frequently asked questions

FWIW
For what it's worth

FYI
For your information


G Acronyms

G
Grin

GL
Good luck

GMTA
Great minds think alike

GRA
Go right ahead

GW
Good work



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H Acronyms

HT
Hi there

HTH
Hope this helps


I Acronyms

IAC
In any case

IAE
In any event

IDK
I don't know

IK
I know

IM
Instant message

IME
In My Experience

IMHO
In my humble opinion

IMO
In my opinion

IRL
In Real Life

IMS
I am sorry

IOW
In other words



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J Acronyms

JIC
Just in case

JK
Just kidding

J/K
Just kidding

JTLYK
Just to let you know


K Acronyms

K
Okay or Kiss, depending on context

KIS
Keep it simple


L Acronyms

L8R
Later

LMAO
Laughing My A** Off

LOL
Laughing out loud



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N Acronyms

NBD
No big deal

NP
No problem

NRN
No response necessary


O Acronyms

OH
Off hand

OIC
Oh I see

OTOH
On the other hand

OTP
On the phone



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P Acronyms

PLS or PLZ
Please

POC
Point of contact

POS
Parent Over Shoulder

POV
Point of view


R Acronyms

RL
Real Life, as opposed to online

ROFL
Rolling On Floor Laughing

ROTF
Rolling On The Floor

ROTFL
Rolling on the floor laughing

RSN
Real soon now

RUOK?
Are you okay?



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S Acronyms

SN
Screen Name

SYS
See you soon


T Acronyms

TAFN
That's all for now

TBA
To be announced

TBH
To be honest

THX
Thanks

TIA
Thanks in advance

TTFN
Ta ta for now

TTYL
Talk to you later

TY
Thank you



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U Acronyms

UN
User Name


W Acronyms

WB
Welcome back

WE
Whatever

WFM
Works for me

WTG
Way to go

WRT
With Regard To

WU?
What's up?


Y Acronyms

YT?
You there?

YW
You are welcome


Acronyms - Chat Acronyms - Dating Chat
http://dating.about.com/od/reference/a/chatacronyms.htm



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ONLINE CHAT
LINKS




AIM
http://www.aim.com/

Chat 4 Support
http://www.chat4support.com/

Chat Search Engine Guide & Free eMail
http://www.phaster.com/find_info_deja.html

Chat-Zone.com Online Chat Communities
http://www.chat-zone.com/

Free Chat Programs
http://www.thefreesite.com/Free_Software/free_chat_programs/

Free Chat Rooms
http://www.byfchat.com/

Free live Chat Server Software
http://www.phpopenchat.org/

Free Live Chat Software
http://www.volusion.com/live-chat/software/



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Free relay chat software
http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/Best/free-relay-chat.html

Gogloom
http://www.gogloom.com/

Live Agent
http://www.qualityunit.com/liveagent/

Live Chat Software
http://www.boldchat.com/

Live Chat Software
http://www.instantestore.com/livechat_software.cfm

Live Chat Software & Free Live Chat
http://www.comm100.com/livechat/

Mezee
http://www.mezee.me/

Online Chat Centers
http://www.onlinechatcenters.com/

RAINN
http://www.rainn.org/

Search IRC
http://searchirc.com/

Spinchat.com
http://www.spinchat.com/

Talk City
http://www.talkcity.com/

Wireclub Free Online Chat Rooms
http://www.wireclub.com/



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ONLINE CHAT
RESOURCES




Chat room
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chat_room

Collaborative software
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collaborative_software

Instant messaging
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instant_messaging

List of virtual communities with more than 100 million users
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_virtual_communities_with_more_than_100_million_users

Live support software
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_support_software

Online dating service
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_dating_service

Real-time text
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real-time_text



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